Testing and locking device in combination with calculating machines



May 20, 1924.

F. .s. TILLMAN TESTING AND LOCKING DEVICE IN COMBINATION WITH CALCULATING-MACHINES 5 2 l u A d a. l i F May 20, 1924. I v 1,494.450

F. J. TILLMAN 4 TESTING AND LOCKING DEVICE INCUIBIMIONWITH CALCULATING MACHINES Filed hug. 25 1919 6 flags-Sheet 2 1 q "F. -J-. TILLMAN TESTXNC- LOCKING DEVICE IN COMB I NATION WITH CALCULATING MACHINES Filed Aug. 25

1919 I 6 Sheets-$hee i g M/ a v V a J L V a; f x. J m KW May 20 1924.

v F. J. TILLMAN TESTING AND LOCKING DEVICE IN COMBINATION WITH CALCULATING MACHINES 1919 6 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed Aug. 25

as ww In an 01".

F. J. TILLMAN I 'rsswme AND LOCKING bsvics n1 c'oukrmnowwrm CALCULATING mAcmizzs May 20 1924.

led Aug. 3 5

3 E wk Q In ether:

F24", TILLMAN TESTING AND LOCKING DEV {CZ HCOIBINATION WITH CALCULATING MACHINES 2 n0 QQ m Ma v 001 A 1| |l1|| 4 a v b May 20 1924 A w $54. l I v l I- 1919 a Sheets-Shed s Patented Ma 20, 1924.

J. TILLMAN, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

FERDINAND 1,494,450 PATENT OFFICE.

TESTING AND LCCKING DEVICE IN COMBINATION WITH CALCULATING MACHINES.

Application filed August 25, 1919. Serial No. 319,698.

T 0 (IZZ whom it may con-carat.

Be it known that I, FERDINAND J. TILL- MAN, a citizen of the United States of Amer ica. and resident otthe city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Testing b and Locking Devices in Combination with Calculating Machines, of which the followin r is a specification. I

In a calculating machine when starting a new calculation it is important to have the totalizer clear and all the numeral discs standing at zero, so the object of this in- ,vention is to provide a testing and locking mechanism to test the totalizer of a calculating machine when starting a new calculation to see if the totalizer is clear and standing at zero, and if not to automatically lock the key levers of a calculating machine. This invention is especially adapted for cross totaling work where items are printed in different columns on the paper but all calculations are carried in one totalizer as 'in U. S. Letters Patent No. 1,358,263, issued to me November 9, i920, or as explained in the followingexample:

Old Merchan- New account. dise. balance. 25.00 10.00 $0.00 75.00

hen the 25.00 was printed on the paper carried by the typewriter carriage, the totalizer totaled 25.00 and as the 10.00 and 40.00 was printed on the paper,'the totalizer added them, making the total 75.00 and before the operator printed the 75.00 on the paper. the calculating mechanism was changed from addition to subtraction and as the operator copied the 75.00 from the totalizer the machine subtracted 75.00 from the total 7:").00 which left nothing in the totalizer and leftall of the numeral discs standing at zero, but it an error was made in copying the total and only 65.00 copied from the totalizer in place of 75.00, 10.00 would be left in the totalizer and cause this calculation to be left in the totalizer would be added to the next calculation and make the next calculation 10.00 over. This invention is to therefore provide a locking means for locking the keys of the calculating machine when in thefirst column unless the totalizer is clear and standing at zero. 7

This testing and locking mechanism is shown in connection with a calculating 10.00 short and the 10.00

machine operated by a typewriter butsome of the calculating parts are omitted to sun plify the case. These parts are shown in pending application Serial N 0. 272,612, filed Jan. 23, 1919, and this mechanism can .e used in connection with any calculating machine that uses a traveling platen carriage and a totalizer so only parts pertainii'ig to this invention are shown.

other and further objects will appear in this specification and be specifically pointed out in the appended claims reference being had to the accompanying drawings exemplifying the invention and in which;

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a typewriter mounted on a calculating machine, both being partly broken away to expose the interior parts, particularly the testing and locking mechanism associated therewith.

Fig. 2 is a. sectional view taken on a line II-II of F ig. 1 partly broken away, with the totalizer standing at zero and the testing and locking mechanism in their normal positions before being operated.

mechanism associated therewith operated;

tripped andv about to return and unlock the key levers.

Fig. 5 .is a side view of the calculating mechanism partly broken away with the totalizer standing at locking mechanism tripped and returned and the key lever unlocked.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary top View of Fig. 5 partly broken away with the totalizer standing at zero and the testing and locking mechanism tripped and the key levers locked.

Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the calculating machinepartly broken away with the totalizer not standing at zero and the test ing and locking mechanism operated and the key levers locked.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary top View of Fig. 7 partly broken away with the totalize" not standing atzero and the testing an locking mechanism operated and the he levers unlocked.

zero and .the testing and Fig. 9 is a sectional view taken on'line llX-JX of Fig. 2 showing the testing-and locking mechanism with the calculating parts broken away, so the testing and looking bars can readily be seen.

Fig. is a view of the totalizer showing testing bar of the locking mechanism.

Fig; 11 is a fragmentary view taken from 2 showing the gear used in connection with the calculating machine. shifted into a subtracting position.

Fig. 12 is a side view or the calculating machine with the totalizer notrstandmg at zero and the totalizer and keylevers unlocked manually by the operation of the handle in opposition to the testing and looking mechanism.

Fig. 13 is-a fragmentary top view of the v calculating machine with athegtotalizer not standing at zero and thetotalizer and hey levers unlocked manually by the operation of the handle in opposition to the testing and locking mechanism.

- Referring to the drawings 1 designates the base of the machine 2 and 3 are side walls, 4 is the back wall and 5 isthe top cover. This constitutes the housing for the calculating machin which will hereafter be referred to as A.

chine A a typewriter B isset, the typewriter B having a traveling laten carriage C provided with a toothed ar D movable to and fro with said carriage, said toothed bar D adapted to receive driver 6 which is adaptposition by spring 25.

I column. A supporting ed. to serve as an actuating member when carriage C is drawn back to the far left hand side for the purpose of starting a new frame 7 is mounted and secured to the base 1 by screws 8 and contains two bearings 9 and, 10 through which a vertical rock-shaft 11 is adapted to melt. Rigidly secured on the upper end of this vertical rock-shaft 11 is an arm 12 and to this arm 12 pivoted at 13 is another it; which the driver 6. To this arm 1 is fastened a spring 15, which fastens to a stud 16 in the vertical rock-shaft 11, and this spring has a tendency to pull arm 14 against a stop pin '16 on the arm 12 as shown in Figs. 2, d, 6, and 8. The lower end of the vertical base 1, and near its lower end, rigidly fastened is a cam 17. Abutting the cam 17 is an arm 18, which is pivoted at 21 to hearing 22, which is fastened to the back wall ft by screws 22". On arm 18, pivoted at 19 15 another arm 20.v On arm 18 is an extenthe, arm 20, and is normally held in this The spring is fastened at one end to the arm 18 and at the other end to the arm 20. The spring 25 has a tendency to hold the extension 23 of arm 18 against the stop pin 24: of arm 20 back wall 4. This spring pon this calculating mais adapted to be engaged by rock-shaft 11 is journaled in the is fastened at one vend'to arm 18 and its other end is fastened to a stud 27 in the 26 has a tendency to hold arm 18 against the cam 17. 28 1s a tripping abutment secured to the base 1 by crews 29. 30 is a trip member pivoted at 31 to a pull rod 32, the trip member 30 containing a receive the end of the arm 20. To the upper holding notch 33 adapted to I end of the tripmember 30 a spring 3 1.15

fastened and the opposite end of spring 3% is fastened to an extension of the puli rod 32. The spring 34 has'a tendency to hold the trip member 30 in an upward position against a stop pin 35on the pull rod 32. The forward end of the pull rod 32 is pivoted at 36 to a handle 37. The lower part of handle 37 is pivoted at 38 to a bearing 39 which is fastened to the base 1 by'screws 40. 41 is a slot cut in the sides of the tbtalizer E through which a testing rod 42 is adapted to slide, and this testing rod 42 is securely fastened to the handle 37 at one end and the other end is securely fastened to an upward extending arm 43. This upwardextending arm 43 is'pivoted at 44 to a hearing 45 which is fastened to the base 1 by screws 46. 17 is a brace rod' securely fastened at one end to handle 37 and its opposite end is' securely fastened to the upward extending arm 43 bestshown in Figs. 9 and 10. This brace rod 47 passes through a slot 48 cut in the sides oi: the totalizer E. It will now be ex lai'ncd that the testing rod 42, the handle 3 the upward extending arm 43, and the brace rod 47 constitute a rock able frame for testing the totalizer when starting a new column to see if all of the numeral discs of the totalizer are standing at zero. 49 is a long slot cut in each of the transmission gears 50 of the totali'zer E, in a position corresponding to the zero on the numeral disc 51 shown through the sight opening 52 of the'totaliz'er E. [The totalizer E will not be explained in detail as this invention can be used with many forms of totalizers. All that it is necessary to have in order to use this invention,- with any make of a totalizer is to have a long slot 49 cut in one set of the transmission gears in which the testing rod 42 may enter when all the slots 49ers in proper alignment at which time all the numeral discs in the totalizer are standing at zero.

It will now be explained that when the typewriter carriage C- is drawn back for starting its first column, that the driver 6 on the toothed bar D will engage the arm 14 and force it against stop pin 16, and thereby cause the arm 2 to rotate the vertical rock shaft 11, an the cam 17 on the lower part of the vertical rock-shaft 11 will turn' and force the arm 18 upon the raised surface of the cam 17 and the arm '18 spring 52 which is through the influence of spring will cause the arm 20 to move rearwardly,and arm 20 being caught over-the tri member 30 there by will force the pull rod 32 in a backward osition and rock the testing'rod 42 into the ong tooth slot 49 and if the totalizer E is standing at zero, the testing arm 42 can enter the slot 49 and thereby allow pull rod 32 to go back agreat enough distance to allow the trip member 30 to engage the tripping abutment 28 and thereby cause notch 33 to release from arm 20, so that the pull rod 32 and the testing rod 42 will be returned to their original position as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, through the influence of a fastened to an extension 53 of pull rod 32, the opposite end of spring 52 being fastened to a stud 54 which is bar 57. the pull rod fastened to a cross 32 was pulled fprward by the spring 52, the

' testing bar/i2 was forged out of mesh of the notch 33.

long slot 49 ofthe gears- 50 thereby. allowing the gears 50 of the totalizer E to be rotated, which indicates that the totalizer is clear and standing at zero and free to start a new calculation. If some of the totalizer wheels did'not stand at zero, the slots 49 would not be in alignment, and the motion of test rod 42 would be limited by the periphery of such whee-ls. Thus the rod 32 could not he sufliciently retracted 'to enable the tripping abutment 28-to release the arm 20 from the This condition is illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8, the totalizer wheels being locked. Further retraction of the carriage and consequent rotation of cam 17 withdraw arm 23 from stop pin 24 against the tension of spring 25. The operator is now prevented from running numbers into the tot alizer until the arm 42 is manually withdrawn by means of lever 37.

A method for locking the key levers of the calculating machine when the .totalizer is locked, will now be described: I

This is accomplished through pull rod 32, and as shown in Fig. 9, a guide plate56 is fastened to the tops of-the side walls 2 and 3, and below and parallel .to this guide plate 56, is another guide plate 57 which is fastened to the side walls 2 and 3 by screws 58 as best shown in Figs. 2 and 9. Cut in each of the guide plates 56 and 57 and spaced apart. in alignment. with each numeral key of the typewriter is a guide slot 59 through which sliding calculating key levers 60 are adapted'to slide and on the upper end of these sliding calculating key levers 60, pivoted at 61 are arms 62 the upper portions of which are provided with a hook 63 which is adapted to fit over a stud 64 on the typci :iter key levers, as shown in 1. Each of these sliding calculating key levers 60 has a locking portion 65. Upon the lower guide plate 57, best shown in 'Figs.

2and 9 are two bearings 66 and 67 and .jou rnaled in these bearings 66 and 67 is a rockable frame consisting of .a lock bar 68 that is fastened at one end to an arm 69 and at the other end to an arm 70, and there being a bar 71 fastened at one end to arm which passes through the pull rod 32 and is fastened at its other end to arm 69 and is operated by said pull rod 32. Arms 69 and 70 are pivoted at 72 and T3 to the bearings 66 and 67. This constitutes a locking rockable frame.

It will now be understood that when the pull rod 32 was held in the rearward position as just described, when the totalizer E was locked, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8, the bar 71 was held in a. rearward position as well asthe arms 69 and 70, and as said arms 69 and 70 are pivoted approximately in the center. the upper ends of arms 69 and 70 were held in a forward position thereby causing the lock rod 68 to be held in a forward position underneath the locking portions 65 of the sliding calculating key levers 60 thereby locking the sliding calculating key levers 60 from. operation. It will of course be understood that any time the pull rod 32 is held in a rearward position that the totalizer E will be locked as well as the sliding calculating key levers 60, and that any time the pull rod '32 is held in its normal forward position through spring 52, the totalizer E and the key levers 60 will be unlocked and free to be operated.

, From the disclosure of the drawings relative to the dog 14 which is to be operated by the driver 6. said driver is so set on the toothed bar D for operation in the first column only. as described as old accountcolumn. it not being the intent of said driver to travel beyond the dog 14, as the marginal stop, not shown, is, previously set so as to stop further actuation on the carriage to the right.

What I claim is:

1. In a calculating machine, the combination of a typewriter carriage, a totalizer, a gear wheel havinga slot formed therein for determining the zero position thereof, and a swingable member adapted to enter said slot of said wheel, and means operated by said carriage adapted to bring said member in contact with said wheel and thereby mechanically determine whether or not said wheel is in its zero position.

2. In a calculating machine, the combinameans operated by 15' ar wheel having a slot formed therein for rtermining vthe zero position thereof, a swingnble member adapted toenter said slot of said wheel, a key lever attachment, and means operated by said carriage co-opstable with said member and said key lever attachment for actuating said member.

4. In a calculating machine, the combination of a typewriter carriage, a totalizer gear wheel having a slot formed therein for determining the zero position thereof, a swingable member adapted to enter said slot of said wheel, a key lever attachment,

said carriage for actuating sai member to a position of engagement withthe slot of said wfheel, said means beingco-operable with said lever attachment for preventing operated when said member is out of enalinement with the slot of said wheel. 5, n a calculating machine, the combination of a typewriter carriage a totalizer gear wheel having a curved slot formed therein for determining the zero position thereof, aswingabie member adapted to enter said slot of said wheel, a key lever ettachment means for actuating said member from said carriage to a position of engagenient. with the slot of said wheel, said means being co-operable with said lever attachment for preventing said attachment being operated when said member is out of engagin alilnement with the slot of said Wheel, an other means for releasing said member operating means after said member has been actuated. r

6. In a calculating machine, the combine: tion of a typewriter carriage anda totalizsr, a set of numeral wheels, a testing member for said wheels, comparable means term on each of said wheels for co-operation with said member, means for operating said member from said carriage, said member adapted to simultaneously co-operate with and test all of said wheels.

7. In a calculating machine, the combination of a totalizerra gear wheel having means formed thereon for determining its zero position, a testing member for said wheel having means for co-operation with said determining means of said wheel, a carriagebearing a driver, awpair of co-opertesting member and one or said attachment being menses- ,able levers snrin actuated retother adaptec to no actuated by driver, and a shifting member corr cted to said (1 levers tor operating said testing mere? 8. In a calculating mac nation of a totalizer, a

e, the combiing member for said wheels for simultaneously' determining their zero positions, means formed on each oi said wheels for cooperation with said member, series of digit bearing members, means "for giro-venting actuation of saiddi bearing members Hid other means for operating said testing ber adapted to said last mentioned means being cocpere ble with said preventing}; means of bearing members. v l

9. In a combined typewriter and cement in mechanism, a traveliing carringel e tots 'zer, gear wheels co-operable determining the zero ,oosition thereof, a testinfl member for said wheels having a eooperable ortion for the determining means of said w eels, a driver borne by said can ria' e, a cam bearing shaft to be operated by caicidriver, a pair of pivoted together levers yieldingly connected to one another one. ct which 18 (in eparable-with said cam and a of transmission; wheels, a'rack bar bearing a driver, a test .21 o erated b" said driver with said totalizer having means formed thereon for.

pnihrod connected to said testing member and co-operable with said other lever,

10. In a combined typewriter and cornuting mechanism, at travelling carriage, e levers having depending portions, a teta izer, gear wheels co-operable wit. said totalizer having means formed thereon for determining the zero position thereof, a testing member for said wheels having a co-c y arable portion for the determining means of said wheels a driver borne by said carriage, a cam bearing shaft to be operated by said driver, a pair of yieldingly connects tocne anothe one of which is co-o erable with said com, rod connects to said testing member cooperable with said other lever'and a leeking mechanism to be actuated by said nullrod era-operable with said depending per time of said key levers.

FERDINAND d. 'iliLLliaiAN,

ivoted together levers 

